As Many Skies as There Are Days
CPI Juan Zaragueta IPI, Orio
CPI Juan Zaragueta IPI, Orio
12 students, 6th grade
Teacher: Eli Aldabaldetreku
Artist: Maider López
What are the effects of weather and the passing of time on nature? What are their effects on us? How is everyday life affected by the seasons of the year? What about emotions? How does the sky and the land change as the day, the month, the year wears on? In the course of this project, we analyzed the effects of the seasons of the year on nature and on people, observing how the sky, the land, and our emotions changed as the days went by.
We studied phenomena like the moon cycle, the solstices, the changes in daylight hours from season to season, the shedding of leaves, and the transitions between the seasons, taking a caring approach to the natural world and the rhythms of nature.
In an interdisciplinary approach that included science, art, emotions and bodies, the students made a puppet theater-style “moving sky,” complete with clouds in slow motion, alternation of night and day, and moon phases. They also had to look at the real sky and think about the relationship between its appearance and emotions, trying to make connections between the calendar, weather, and emotional wellbeing.
Likewise, they studied the changes of season and their effects on deciduous trees, recording their transformations and representing them visually with different colors and shapes. Finally, they put on a collective performance of the passing of time and its effects on nature, illuminating its subtle, gradual transformations.
The project helped the students develop time awareness, improve observation skills, use art and their bodies to express feelings and ideas, and embrace team work. Moreover, they learned to be alert and flexible in the face of change, understanding their environment as a dynamic, ever-changing entity.